Last Updated: August 2026
Welcome to Knowgens. These Terms and Conditions govern your use of the Knowgens website and its content. By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with these terms.
If you do not agree with any part of these Terms and Conditions, please discontinue use of the website.
1. About Knowgens
Knowgens is an independent educational website focused on the history, philosophy, traditions, and development of Yoga.
Our content is created to help readers learn about Yoga and its historical and philosophical context through research, educational writing, and storytelling.
2. Use of Our Content
Unless otherwise stated, the written content published on Knowgens is owned by Knowgens or is used with appropriate permission.
You may:
- Read and share links to our articles.
- Quote reasonable portions of our content for educational or informational purposes with proper attribution.
- Use our website for personal, non-commercial learning and research.
You may not:
- Copy or reproduce entire articles without permission.
- Republish our articles on another website or platform as your own.
- Scrape or systematically reproduce our content for commercial purposes.
- Modify and redistribute our original content without permission.
- Remove copyright or attribution information from our content.
If you would like to reproduce a substantial portion of our content, please contact us first.
3. Historical and Educational Information
Knowgens publishes historical and philosophical information for educational purposes.
Although we make reasonable efforts to research and verify our content, historical evidence can be incomplete, disputed, or interpreted differently by scholars.
We therefore do not guarantee that every historical interpretation presented on the website will remain universally accepted.
Where appropriate, we identify uncertainty, competing interpretations, and areas of scholarly disagreement.
4. Yoga, Health, and Wellness Information
Some Knowgens articles may discuss Yoga practices, meditation, breathing techniques, physical practices, or other wellness-related subjects.
Such content is provided for general educational and informational purposes only.
It is not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare professional.
You should consult an appropriate professional before beginning a new physical or wellness practice, particularly if you have an existing health condition, injury, or other concern.
You use information relating to Yoga or wellness at your own discretion and risk.
5. AI-Generated Images and Illustrations
Some visual content on Knowgens may be generated using artificial intelligence.
AI-generated illustrations are intended as artistic representations and may not accurately depict historical people, locations, clothing, architecture, manuscripts, artifacts, or events.
Such images should not be treated as historical evidence.
Where appropriate, Knowgens provides a disclosure indicating that an image has been AI-generated.
6. External Links
Knowgens may link to external websites, including academic institutions, museums, libraries, research organizations, and other third-party websites.
These links are provided to help readers explore topics further.
We do not control or guarantee the accuracy, availability, security, or privacy practices of external websites.
The presence of an external link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the website or its content.
7. Advertising
Knowgens may display advertisements through third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense.
Advertisements are selected and served by third-party advertising providers and may be based on factors determined by those providers.
Advertising does not determine our editorial decisions.
We do not guarantee the accuracy, quality, or availability of products or services advertised by third parties.
8. Affiliate Links and Commercial Relationships
If Knowgens uses affiliate links in the future, those relationships will be disclosed where required.
An affiliate relationship means that Knowgens may receive a commission if a reader makes a qualifying purchase through an applicable link, without necessarily changing the price paid by the reader.
Any sponsored content or paid partnerships will be clearly identified.
9. User Comments and Submissions
If Knowgens allows comments, messages, or other user submissions, users are responsible for the content they submit.
You agree not to submit content that:
- Violates another person’s rights.
- Infringes copyright or intellectual property rights.
- Contains unlawful, threatening, abusive, or defamatory material.
- Contains malicious software or harmful code.
- Impersonates another person or organization.
- Contains spam or unrelated promotional material.
Knowgens reserves the right to remove submissions that violate these conditions or are otherwise inappropriate for the website.
10. Accuracy and Corrections
We aim to provide reliable and carefully researched information.
However, errors can occasionally occur. If you believe an article contains a factual error, we encourage you to contact us with the relevant article URL and supporting information.
We may review and correct verified errors when appropriate.
Our Editorial Policy provides additional information about our research, sourcing, AI-generated images, and corrections practices.
11. Intellectual Property
All original Knowgens branding, logos, written content, graphics, website design, and other original materials are protected by applicable intellectual property laws unless otherwise stated.
Third-party materials remain the property of their respective copyright owners.
For information about reporting copyright concerns, please refer to our Copyright Policy.
12. Website Availability
We aim to keep Knowgens available and functional, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access to the website.
The website may occasionally be unavailable because of:
- Maintenance
- Technical problems
- Hosting issues
- Security measures
- Software updates
- Circumstances outside our control
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website without prior notice.
13. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Knowgens and its author shall not be responsible for losses, damages, or consequences arising from your use of, or reliance upon, information published on this website.
This includes reliance on historical, philosophical, educational, Yoga, meditation, or wellness-related information.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude any liability that cannot legally be excluded under applicable law.
14. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time to reflect changes to the website, our practices, or applicable requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this page with the updated date.
Your continued use of Knowgens after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
15. Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted in accordance with applicable laws.
Any disputes relating to the use of Knowgens will be subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate courts, subject to applicable law.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]